“We need Republicans in DC…to go and to act like conservatives and to act like a majority and to fight for the people of Iowa and to fight for the people of Missouri,” Greitens said, to applause.

Greitens drew pronged cheers from the crowd of Iowa Republicans when he referred to his recent Facebook post about National Anthem protests.

“When patriots give their lives for this country, their caskets are covered in that flag,” he said. “We have an obligation to see that their values of service and sacrifice, to see that their values of honor and courage and patriotism live on and that is why it is so important to have not have not just elected officials, but also cultural leaders like Kim Reynolds who are willing to stand up for military families and for patriotic values.”

Listen to Greitens’ speech here.

Steve Scheffler is one of two Iowans who serve on the Republican National Committee and he gave Greitens high marks after that speech.